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mm sms rinna JAMES A. WHEELER, OF NEW YORIQN. Y., ASSIGNOR TO ALIGNUM ASBESTOS LUMBER COM- PANY, OF SOUTH RIVER, NEW JERSEY, A CORPOBATION OF NEW JEBSEY.

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No. 921,o36.

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Be it known that I, J AMES A. W EELER, a. citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York, in the State of New York, have invented 'new and useful Improvcments in Composite Tiles of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description. I p k This invention relates to the class of'tiles which are used for constructing partitions, ceilings and fioors of buildings and other analogous architectural structures.

The object of'the invention is to provide tiles of the aforesaid classwhich shall'be ca-` pable of being readily and conveniently set up to form hollow walls or par-ts of walls or partitions, or wainscoting, or panels in buildings, or laid to form floors or ceilings with or without mortar, and without requiringstudding tension-rods, or stiffeningbars; orlattice to sustain the tile structure, and which tiles shall also possess strength, durability and ability of resisting` transmission of' sounds. And to that end the invention con'- sists in the novel construction of the tile as hereinafter described and summed up in the clains. a i V y In the anneXed drawings Figure" 1 shows inner face views of the slabs which form the tile Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line -X X- in Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line -Y-Y-- in Fig? 5 Fig. 4 is a face view of a wall forned of my in proved* tiles and showing in dottedlines the internal tying and reinforcing-ribs and fianges formed on the slabs, which constitute the faces of the wall; Fig. 5 shows inner face views of a modification of the aforesaid slabs Fig. 6 is a face view of a. tile forned of said slabs andshowing in dotted 'linesthe internal fiangesand ribs; Fig. 7 illustrates inner face views of further modifications of the construction ofthe aforesaid slabs Fig. 8 is a face view of a tile formed from said slabs, the dotted lines indicating the relative positions of the internal fianges and ribs; and Fig. 9 is a transverse section taken in a plane parallel with the faces of a wall formed from tiles emb'odying further modifications of ny invention.

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-Patented May 11, 1909.

Application filed March G, 1908; Serial'No. 419,429.

A and B- represent the two separate slabs which I preferably mold from suitable cement which solidifies or sets to a stonelile ha'rdness and compactness. These slabs are disposed arallel face to face and are formed with ri son their inner sides to form s aces between said slabs and also brace the s abe. 'A 'wall built from such tiles is thus made hollow, light, strong and to a great degree capable of resistng transmission of sounds through it.

The ribs and fianges on each slab are arranged to meet and interlock with those on the companion slab and thus form a bond between the two slabs A i Figs. l and &and 3 of the drawings show the slab -`-A- formed with the marginal fl'anges-aand' with diagonal ribs -b-, which latter eXtend from oints' at short distances from the center o the slab partwayi (preferably` about midway) toward the corners of' the slab.` The companion slab -'-B-` is formed with ribs c-cextending horizontally and vertically from the center of the slab and terminating near the edges thereof. The four corner-portions of the slab are formed with diagonal ribs ginal flanges a are provided with V- shaped notches -e-e-. In uniting said slabs they 'are placed with their ribbed faces one upon the other and when thus placed the right angled central ribs -c-cof the slab 13- pass between the four inner ends 1 of the ribs -b-bof the slab --A while the outer ends of the ribs -c-c.- enter into the notches -e-- of the marginal fianges co-a and the diagonal ribs -dmeet' at their inner ends the outer ends of the diagonal ribs -b-, while the outer ends of the ribs dlie with their V-shaped points i in the four corners of the margnal The V -shaped ends flanges -a-a'-. -i-'iof the ribs -cand -dare thus i'nterlocked with the fianges -a-a-' while the similar shaped ends -i-t'- of hereinbefore described Construction as it admits of modifications of its details. One of said modifications is illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6. of the drawings in which --A and -B, designate the two slabs of which the tile is forned. The tile A is forrned on its inner side with the two horizontal ribs -f-f-- which intersect the vertical ribs f -fi at the center of the tile. Each of these ribs is formed at its outer end with an enlargement -gwhich is beveled V- shape toward the edge of the slab. At corresponding sides of the ribs -f are diagonal ribs heach of which extends froni the enlargement gmidway the the inner sides of said fianges.

next of said enlargements and from the end of the rib -h-- extends another diagonal rib *h partway toward the intersection of the horizontal and Vertical ribs From the opposite side of each enlargeinent gextends a diagonal rib -jmeeting the junction of the `ribs Zt-h and extending thence partway toward the corner of the slab as shown at -j and terminating with an enlargenent -Z- which is beveled V-shaped toward said corner. The inner side of the companion slab B is fol-med with the marginal fianges at-n and With V-shaped notches -n in the Centers of From one side of each of these notches extends about half: way toward the next succeeding notch a diagonal fiange -'o-, from the inner end i of which extends partwaytoward the interedate corners of the tile a diagonal rib -o From the op osite side of each notch -z extends alfway toward the preeeding. notch a diagonal rib, 2)- Which meets the junction of the ribs ow- 0 at which point' a diagonal rib -p extends from the rib' -p--- partway toward the center of the slab and terminates with an enlargement -p which is shaped andpointing toward said center. In placfing the slab A with its ribbed side upon that of the slab B the diagonal ribs of each slab lie parallel and contiguous to. those of the companon slab, and the inner ends, of Ole set of ribs abut against the enargements -p on the ends of the ot er set; while th uter ends of the diagonal ribs -j -j gag the corners of the fianges -n-nand the end of the hori o tal nd. Vertieal rhs;--f-- and -f enter into the notches n in the aforesaid flanges -nas indicated by dotted linos in Fier. (i of the drawings. Said lhnges are thus interlocked to retain the slabs A r and -B in their position in relation to each other. taid slabs are tied together l :my suitable means as l'ereinhefore stated.

My invention niay be further niodiiied in the manner illustrated in Figs. 7 and 6 of the drawings, in which -A` and *B represent the two slabs of which my improved tile is conposed. The tile A- is i'orned With horizontal ribs -r -r-- and Vertical ribs --7' --r terninating in angular heads -r near the edges of the slabs. The inner ends of said ribs meet with four diagonal ribs w extending around the center ol' the slab. Central between each horizontal rib -rand adjacent Vertical rib -r is a diagonal rib s-terminating in a latorally enlarged head 'S in proxhnity to the corner of the slab. The inner end ol' said diagonal rib is terminated a short distance l'ron the rib 1 The slab 5 is l'orned on one ol' its faces with niarginal llanges -t--I-t-t-, each of which is provided at the center of its length with a notrh 49 in its inner side. The aforesaid face ol` the slal B is also formed with four diagonal ribs -t te'ninated at their outer ends at short distances froni the autorcsaid niarginal fianges. The inner ends of said diagonal ribs are terminated with laterally enlarged heads -t equidistant froni the center of the slab. In uniting the two slabs A and -B they are placed one upon the other with the ribs and ilanges between theni, and when thus placed the heads -t -t on the inner end of the diagonal ribs f -fiof the slab B ahut against the central ribs n -7 of the slab A while the heads ir-8 of the diagonal ribs -t t engage the fianges -tat the corners of the slab B and the heads -r -r of the horizontal and Vertical ribs -r -r engage the notches t -t ol' the fianges -t-t-. The two slabs are thus interlocked with each other. They are to he tied together by means of either screws, or wires, or any other suitable l'astening devices as hereinbefore mentioned. The center ol' each of the two slabs -A and E may be provided with an oriiiee -t for the reception of a bolt for uniting the said slabs. The protruding ends of the bolt nay be provided with an ornanental head and sinilar nut.

In Fig. 9 of the drawings I have shown an illustration of the interior of a vall constructed of a series of tiles enbodying my invention in a modified form.

It will be observed that the internal ribs are interlocked with each other and with the marginal flanges of the tiles so as to clicclight hollow wall which is readily erected and also perm'ts of being read'ly taken down When desired -to remove it or Shift it fro place to lace. r

What claim as my invention is: a

1. A tile composed of separately for-med slabs disposed face to face anal` each of said slabs fornied on its innerface With diagonal rbs eXtending partWay across the slab and meeting the diagonal ribs of the companion slab as set forth;

2. A tile composed of separately formed slabs disposed face to face, one of said slabs formed on its inner face With marginal flanges, and each of the' slabs formed on said face With diagonal ribs extending` partway across the slab and meeting the diagonal ribs of the companion slab as set forth.

3. A tile composed of separately formed slabs disposed face to face, one of said slabs formed on its inner face With marginal fianges, the other of said slabs formed on its inner face With Vertical and horizontal ribs across its center and each of said slabs formed on its inner face With diagonal ribs meeting t the diagonal ribs of the companion slab.

4. A tile composed of separately formed slabs dsposed face to face, one of said slabs formed on its inner face With marginal flanges,'and the? other of said slabs formed With diagonal ribs' disposed to interlock at their outer ends with the aforesaid fianges as set forth.

5. A tile composed of separately formed slabs disposed face to face, one of said slabs formed on its inner face With marginal flanges, and the other of said slabs formed With Vertical and horizontal ribs extending across said slab and With diagonal ribs, all of said ribs disposed to interlock at their outer encls With the aforesaid flanges as set forth.

6. A tile composed of separately formed slabs disposed face to face and each formed With dagonal ribs disposed arallel With and in juxtaposition to the diagonal ribs of the companion slab as set forth.

7. A tile composed of separately formed slabs disposed face to face, and each formed With diagonal ribs disposed arallel with and in juxtaposition to the diagonal ribs of the companion slab, and marginal flanges interlocked With said ribs as set forth.

JAMES A. VJHEELER. 

